A station I guest op at has a crank-up tower with a Dutton-Lainson
DLB1500A brake winch. When we were lowering the tower last Sunday it
took a lot of effort and three of us trading off cranking duties to
lower the tower. But when we got the tower fully retracted and the
weight off the cable the winch turned freely.
Not sure if weather could be a factor in how the break works - We had
rain and heavy fog/mist all weekend.
Anyone familiar with breaking winches that can point us to the problem?
73 - Dick, W3OA
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